Ethereal Forager
C20Commander 2020/#34/2020Rare◆ Graded data
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.60
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.27
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.03
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.71 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.27TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 3.6%30d▼ 6.9%90d▼ 20.6%
90d high
$0.34
90d low
$0.27
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.27
Commander 2020
- Down 6.9% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 21% below its 90 day high of $0.34.
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 7
$5.91
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Elemental Whale
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .)
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, you may return an instant or sorcery card exiled with this creature to its owner's hand.
3 / 3
Keywords
FlyingDelve
Card capabilities
CreatureGraveyard interaction
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (5)
wotc19 Mar 2021
Because delve isn’t an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs, such as flashback. It can also be used to pay for additional costs that include generic mana.
wotc19 Mar 2021
Delve doesn’t change a spell’s mana cost or mana value. For example, Treasure Cruise’s mana value is 8 even if you exiled three cards to cast it.
wotc19 Mar 2021
You can exile cards to pay only for generic mana, and you can’t exile more cards than the generic mana requirement of a spell with delve. For example, you can’t exile more than seven cards from your graveyard to cast Treasure Cruise unless an effect has increased its cost.
wotc17 Apr 2020
If Ethereal Forager leaves the battlefield while its triggered ability is on the stack, that ability can still find the cards exiled with Ethereal Forager’s delve ability.
wotc17 Apr 2020
After Ethereal Forager’s triggered ability resolves, players will have priority to cast spells (such as the card you returned to your hand, if it’s legal to do so) before blockers are declared.
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About this card
Ethereal Forager
Ethereal Forager is a Creature — Elemental Whale, with mana cost {4}{U}{U} (mana value 6).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.27 (down 6.9% over 30 days).
This exact printing has graded market data available further up the page. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Ethereal Forager FAQ
How much is Ethereal Forager worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Ethereal Forager is $0.27. It is down 6.9% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.27 to $0.34.
What is the cheapest printing of Ethereal Forager?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Commander 2020 at $0.27 on TCGplayer.
What set was Ethereal Forager first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from C20 #34, released 2020-04-17.
Is Ethereal Forager legal in Commander?
Yes, Ethereal Forager is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Ethereal Forager legal in Modern?
Ethereal Forager is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Ethereal Forager legal in Standard?
Ethereal Forager is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Ethereal Forager do?
Ethereal Forager is a Creature — Elemental Whale with mana cost {4}{U}{U}. Its Oracle text reads: "Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.) Flying Whenever this creature attacks, you may return an instant or sorcery card exiled with this creature to its owner's hand.".